- Maker
- Emerson, Lucy (age 9)
- Date made
- 1796
- Origin
- US
- Stitches
- Corss, Eyelet, Stem, Satin.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Linen
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- 3 alphabets: first uppercase block ends with F, uppercase script ends with H, uppercase block complete. Numbers 1-9. Ampersand. Various stitched lines and cross bands. At the bottom a basket of flowers above the name with an animal (sheep)? black on L, white on R, on a green lawn with a small tree. Saw tooth border across the top and down both sides.
- Inscription
- Let Virtue be a Guide to me / Lucy Emerson / born August 1785 Age 9 1796
- Length Without Frame
- 10"
- Width Without Frame
- 9"
- Original Frame
- Unframed
- Historical Owner
- #1963.41 Gift of Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge
- Owner
- Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
- Owner Private
- Worcester Art Museum
